Author Archives: James Peters

COLLINS: Prime minister makes his choice
PRIME MINISTER MARK CARNEY has clearly decided which basket to put his eggs in. He hasn't put them all in the same basket, so he has not totally abandoned the old cliche, but his announcements today a...
James Peters Nov 13, 2025

Workplace investigation report mailed to Kamloops mayor, turned over to attorney general ordered destroyed
KAMLOOPS - BC's attorney general has won her bid to have a confidential workplace report received by Kamloops Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson destroyed. The City of Kamloops commissioned an investigation in ...
James Peters Nov 12, 2025

Annual Kamloops business survey shows crime loss, prevention costs nearing $2M in 2025
KAMLOOPS - The latest crime impact report compiled by the Kamloops business community shows losses from crime have already exceeded $1 million this year. The data is contained in the 2025 Impacts from...
James Peters Nov 12, 2025

Kamloops MP Caputo 'not losing sleep' over loss of two MPs
KAMLOOPS - The month of November has been shaky for the federal Conservative Party caucus as it faces the reality of a shrinking MP base. It started with Nova Scotia MP Chris D'Entremont crossing the ...
James Peters Nov 12, 2025

June 2026 trial date set for Kamloops man accused of killing his mother in 2023
KAMLOOPS - A trial date has been set for a Kamloops man charged in the 2023 killing of his mother.Jo-Anne Donovan, 57, was reported missing on March 13, 2023. Her son, Brandon Donovan, appealed public...
James Peters Nov 12, 2025

TRU president says unsanctioned residential school denialist event unwelcome on campus
KAMLOOPS - An event planned for the Thompson Rivers University campus Wednesday (Nov. 12) has been declared unsanctioned and unwelcome by the school's president.A poster circulating on social media pr...
James Peters Nov 11, 2025

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Kamloops man who claims he was wrongfully convicted of murder petitions BC Supreme Court for new trial
KAMLOOPS - A Kamloops man who spent 26 years in prison for a murder he claims he didn't commit has filed a BC Supreme Court petition asking for a new trial.Gerald Klassen was found guilty of first-deg...
James Peters Nov 07, 2025

West Fraser announces permanent closure of 100 Mile House mill
100 MILE HOUSE, B.C. - West Fraser Timber has announced the permanent closure of its mill in 100 Mile House, a catastrophic blow to the community's economy.In a news release posted to its website Thur...
James Peters Nov 06, 2025

Truck smashed through storefront in early-morning break-and-enter: Kamloops RCMP
KAMLOOPS - RCMP are looking for information about a vehicle that was used in a break-in near Aberdeen Mall early Wednesday morning (Nov. 5).In a news release, spokesperson Cpl. Dana Napier says just b...
James Peters Nov 05, 2025

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